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How About Active Rain for THE PUBLIC???

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Mortgage and Lending with Cherry Creek Mortgage Illinois Residential Mortgage License LMB #0005759 Cherry Creek Mortgage NMLS #: 3001 NMLS ID# 158606

I've received some more business off of Active Rain.  Truth be told, I'm finally up to over 112 referrals since joining Active Rain.  Over the past three monI'd love to see who's outside looking in on Active Rainths, I've had a number of calls from non-active rain members who said that they love reading my blog.  I get to thinking to myself..."Oh really?  Why would you be interested in me?"  I'm gracious and accept the compliment and then delve into the line of questioning that invariably comes from a potential client. 

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JUST THIS PAST WEEK....I RECEIVED A CALL FROM SOMEONE....

who said that she and her husband follow my blog all the time.  They home school a bunch of kids (we have a bunch of kids, but don't home school) and just loved the dynamics of my family.  Needless to say, we delved into their questions in helping them get their financiing. 

AS AN TRUE ACTIVE RAIN AFFICIONADO....

I'd love to see a susbscribe button for those who aren't members of Active Rain.  The consumers, maybe professionals who want some good service or ideas, but really don't have any interest in blogging.  What about some sort of RSS feed for dummies like me? 

With as many people telling me that they're following my blog,

I'd love to:

  1. Allow non-member to subscribe to our blogs, and find out;
  2. who, is reading our blog;
  3. or if that's not an option, at least how many people outside of the rain view our blogs

Wouldn't that be fun?

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Comments (16)

Joan Whitebook
BHG The Masiello Group - Nashua, NH
Consumer Focused Real Estate Services

Larry - wow you certainly have be rewarded with referrals her in the rain.

I'd love to:

  1. Allow non-member to subscribe to our blogs, and find out;
  2. who, is reading our blog;
  3. or if that's not an option, at least how many people outside of the rain view our blogs

I'll second that!  :)

Oct 01, 2012 12:44 PM
Pamela Seley
West Coast Realty Division - Murrieta, CA
Residential Real Estate Agent serving SW RivCo CA

Larry, I think that is a great idea. I'd love to have consumers be able to subscribe to my blog if they chose to. 112 referrals, wow, you rock.

Oct 01, 2012 12:46 PM
Melissa Zavala
Broadpoint Properties - Escondido, CA
Broker, Escondido Real Estate, San Diego County
Sound like pretty good suggestions to me. It also sounds like I may not share enough personal info for people to want to follow me. Maybe I need to work on that.
Oct 01, 2012 12:46 PM
John McCormack, CRS
Albuquerque Homes Realty - Albuquerque, NM
Honesty, Integrity, Results, Experienced. HIRE Me!

I like your thinking!  Now to get the full attention of the AR lords.

Oct 01, 2012 12:49 PM
Larry Bettag
Cherry Creek Mortgage Illinois Residential Mortgage License LMB #0005759 Cherry Creek Mortgage NMLS #: 3001 - Saint Charles, IL
Vice-President of National Production

Joan...I want it...I want it...I want it!

Pam...I want it too!!!!!

Melissa...I just want to educate and share my personality....

John....they're awesome....they just need to take up the idea....not like they have anything else better to do, but think about how they would distinguish themselves from any other blog!

Oct 01, 2012 12:53 PM
Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

Looking at my traffic with a public post next to a members only posts gives me an idea of how many people are reading my public posts.  Also I post all my public posts on my facebook business page and I tell people to "LIKE" it and then they click on the link from my facebook page and I have a traffic count from that as I always use my outside blog to post the link.

Oct 01, 2012 01:03 PM
Sussie Sutton
David Tracy Real Estate - Houston, TX
David Tracy Real Estate for Buyers & Sellers

I too would love to:

  • Allow non-member to subscribe to our blogs, and find out;
  • who, is reading our blog;
  • or if that's not an option, at least how many people outside of the rain view our blogs

I third this...I have been wondering about this too! In fact that was going to post about this very soon.

Oct 01, 2012 01:11 PM
Rose King
David Tracy Real Estate - Friendswood, TX
Friendswood / Pearland / Houston Bay Area

I have always wondered why non-members can't subscribe. I fourth it...we need a subscribe button for the public!

Oct 01, 2012 02:09 PM
David Shamansky
US Mortgages - David Shamansky - Highlands Ranch, CO
Creative, Aggressive & 560 FICO - OK, Colorado Mtg

Subscribe button for the public??? ME LIKES THAT A LOT!!

Oct 01, 2012 02:13 PM
Larry Bettag
Cherry Creek Mortgage Illinois Residential Mortgage License LMB #0005759 Cherry Creek Mortgage NMLS #: 3001 - Saint Charles, IL
Vice-President of National Production

Tammy...that's why I think it'd be good!

Sussie...maybe we'll get a quorum!

Rosie...thanks!

Dave....you are...da man!!!

Oct 01, 2012 02:44 PM
Debbie Gartner
The Flooring Girl - White Plains, NY
The Flooring Girl & Blog Stylist -Dynamo Marketers

Yes, I think that would be a great option.  And, also, if they made it more obvious that outsiders can comment on the post, if they'd like.

Oct 01, 2012 07:52 PM
Joe Petrowsky
Mortgage Consultant, Right Trac Financial Group, Inc. NMLS # 2709 - Manchester, CT
Your Mortgage Consultant for Life

My yearly goals for referal have more to do with how many I give out. I have a separate catagory for AR members.

I have gotten business through AR, but from non members on a consistant basis, always as a result of a particular blog.

Oct 01, 2012 09:41 PM
Bob Stewart
ActiveRain - Seattle, WA
ActiveRain Ambassador

I've been pushing for a subscribe via email option for consumers. It's on our development list. I'd imagine we'll have it by the first quarter of next year.

Every blog has an RSS subscribe feature, albeit a little hard to find. It's down on the bottom of your right hand column. The URL for your RSS subscription is http://activerain.com/blogs/lifecoach/rss

You could make a button or something of that nature and add it to your signature line to make it easier for people to subscribe via RSS. As far as subscribing via email, right now you would have to use something like feedburner which will allow you to set up an email subscription for your blog. That is something you could also stick in the signature line of your blog. Many AR members have that set up.

Oct 02, 2012 02:51 AM
Larry Bettag
Cherry Creek Mortgage Illinois Residential Mortgage License LMB #0005759 Cherry Creek Mortgage NMLS #: 3001 - Saint Charles, IL
Vice-President of National Production

Bob....you're intelligence is way over mine!  That's a for sure!!!!!  I love your idea here!  Great stuff!  Thanks!

Oct 02, 2012 06:17 AM
Gene Mundt, IL/WI Mortgage Originator - FHA/VA/Conv/Jumbo/Portfolio/Refi
NMLS #216987, IL Lic. 031.0006220, WI Licensed. APMC NMLS #175656 - New Lenox, IL
708.921.6331 - 40+ yrs experience

Larry:  ALL great ideas ... and I hope AR is paying attention!  I've Suggested ... to see if I can't help that along!

Gene

Oct 02, 2012 09:52 AM
Mike Frazier
Carousel Realty of Dyer County - Dyersburg, TN
Northwest Tennessee Realtor

Larry, you and Bob lost me but I will study this some more!

Oct 17, 2012 04:20 AM